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Eggplant Parmesan with Fresh Basil and Smoked Mozzarella

"The heavenly, salty, slightly sweet combination of rich tomato-y marinara, crispy creamy fried eggplant, and smoked mozzarella. I'd call this dish transcendent."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Eggplant Parmesan with Fresh Basil and Smoked Mozzarella

Why it works: Eggplant and basil match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 271 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓

Eggplant Parmesan with Fresh Basil and Smoked Mozzarella

5 servings
Prep20 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1054Calories
46 gProtein
42 gFat
123 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Eggplant1 cup cubed (82g)35
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Eggplant + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together271 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  2. Eggplant + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together943 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  3. Olive + basiltop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,063 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  4. Olive + mozzarella cheesetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,773 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  5. Basil + mozzarella cheesetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,010 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the basil

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (eggplant, egg, milk, bread, olive, sauce, mozzarella cheese):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Garlicfits about as well
  3. Basilthe original
  4. Oreganofits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against eggplant, egg, milk, bread, olive, sauce, mozzarella cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.